had expected. the gop's odds on favorite,mittromneystumbledin some of the early contests. he refused to release his tax returns allowing newt gingrich to take south carolina. >> we proved here in south carolina that people of power beats big money. >> reporter: but that big money eventually cleared the field and romney set his sights on the president. >> it's still about the economy and we're not stupid. >> reporter: at number nine, bain. not that one. that one. almost as soon as romney had had locked up the nomination, his former private investment capital was crashed by the super pac and obama campaign. the attack ads put romney on defense for months. the president also got a lip fr lift from the supreme court. romney vowed to strike it down himself. >> i'm not one that's going to get rid of obama care. >> reporter: at number seven, gas. >> governor romney, do you feel that your gas has overshadowed your foreign trips? >> reporter: or in romney's case, his entire foreign trip where a campaign aide lashed out at reporters. a gaffe that went global. and then at number sick, t

will say this, prime minister netanyahu may be the churchill of our day.mittromneypickedup a good fight as the republican challenger to the president, but he ultimately lost the race. many attributed this videotape as one of the reasons. >> there are 47% of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. there are 47% who are with him and believe that they are victims. they believe the government has a responsibility to care for them and they believe they are entitled to health care to food and housing, you name it. it is entitlement. and they will vote for this president no matter what. >> memo to mitt and anybody else running for office. anytime you are in public there is a camera, a microphone. everything you say can and will be used against you. obviously the 47% did vote for president obama and another 5%. that's why he is being sworn in for a second term. well, a new year is a bit of an artificial milestone. it is not like the weather suddenly changes or people behave differently just because they flip to a new calendar, but a new year gives us an opportunity to hit the